Tullahan River

River in the National Capital Region, Philippines

Quezon City
Caloocan
Malabon
Valenzuela
Navotas

Physical characteristicsSourceLa Mesa Dam • locationQuezon City MouthManila Bay

• location

Navotas

• coordinates

14°39′00″N 120°56′53″E / 14.65001°N 120.94806°E / 14.65001; 120.94806Length27.1 km (16.8 mi)Basin featuresTributaries • leftDampalit River, Polo River

The Tullahan River is a river in the Philippines. It is located to the north of Manila and has an approximate length of 27.1 kilometers (16.8 mi). It starts at the La Mesa Reservoir in Quezon City and flows through Caloocan, Malabon, Valenzuela. and Navotas and empties into Manila Bay.^[1] In 2019, San Miguel Corporation pledged ₱1 billion for the cleanup of the Tullahan River as part of the Manila Bay rehabilitation effort.^[2]

History

On June 15, 1995, the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) finished their clean-up of the Tullahan River.^[3]

Bridges

Navotas

R-10 Bridge (C-4 - R-10)
Bangkulasi Bridge

Malabon

C-4 Bridge I
Malabon Bridge
Lambingan Bridge
Tinajeros Bridge
Harbor Link Bridge - includes the rail bridge of PNR

Valenzuela-Malabon

Tullahan Bridge (MacArthur Highway)
White Lily Bridge

Valenzuela-Caloocan (South)

Tullahan Bridge (North Luzon Expressway)
Ugong Bridge
Doña Candida Bridge

Valenzuela-Quezon City

Maceda Bridge
Tullahan Bridge 3 (Mindanao Avenue)

Quezon City

Katipunan Bridge
San Dionisio Bridge
Gozum Bridge
Tullahan I Bridge (Quirino Highway)
Forest Hill Bridge
Bagong Tulay Bridge
Accountant Street Bridge
Tullahan II Bridge (Commonwealth Avenue)

References

^ The Environment Report Archived 2007-10-11 at the Wayback Machine
^ "SMC pledges P1-B for Tullahan River cleanup". Philippine News Agency. Retrieved May 25, 2019.
^ Aravilla, Jose (June 20, 1995). "MMDA finishes clean-up of Tullahan River". Manila Standard. Kamahalan Publishing Corp. p. 19. Retrieved June 20, 2023. MMDA public information officer Pops Encarnacion said the operation was completed last Thursday [June 15]...